Notifications not arriving? Go straight to moo is not mooing. On Android the cause is nearly always your phone freezing the app to save battery, and that page walks through the fix in order. It also explains how many nudges the free tier actually sends, which is up to six a day across the hours you sit, rather than one an hour.
The big picture
What actually is SuperMoo? Is it a fitness app?
It's a movement app, not a fitness app. There's a difference. SuperMoo doesn't track workouts, count steps, grade your performance, or tell you what to eat. It sends a gentle nudge across the hours you sit, from a cow named Moo, to get up and move for sixty seconds. No score. No dashboard. No account. Just the nudge.
Is there actual science behind this? Why does it matter?
Yes, and it's genuinely surprising. Prolonged sitting, even in people who exercise regularly, has its own effects on your energy, circulation, and how your body processes what you eat. Research shows that breaking up sitting with just a couple of minutes of light movement every hour or two helps your body function more like it's supposed to throughout the day. Moo is built around interrupting that pattern. Key studies: Biswas et al., Annals of Internal Medicine 2015; Dunstan et al., Diabetes Care 2012; Hamilton et al., Diabetes 2007.
Do I need to work out or be active already for this to matter?
No, and this is the part most people find surprising. If you exercise regularly, Moo fills in the gaps during the hours you're sitting afterward. If you don't exercise at all, hourly movement is genuinely its own starting point: it's a separate mechanism from fitness, not a substitute for it, but meaningful on its own. SuperMoo works for both. There's no baseline fitness level required and no judgment either way.
I already have a Whoop / Garmin / Apple Watch. Why do I need this?
Trackers measure. Moo nudges. They're doing different things. Your wearable can tell you that you sat for three hours. Moo is the thing that actually interrupted it before it happened. Most trackers don't send reminders calibrated to break up sitting specifically, and even the ones that do tend to bury it in dashboards. Moo is just the nudge, with a cow attached, with no other agenda.
Who is Dracu-Moo, and do I have to deal with this cow?
Dracu-Moo is a vampire cow who lives on the moon, maintains a chalkboard with plans to keep you sedentary, and occasionally sends passive-aggressive transmissions when you haven't moved. Dracu-Moo is optional but recommended. You can turn off the notifications in Settings and keep things purely Moo-flavored. Also the only cow in recorded history to have voluntarily become sedentary, which Dracu-Moo considers an achievement. It is not.
Notifications & reminders
My reminders aren't firing. What's wrong?
First, check that notifications are enabled for SuperMoo in your phone settings. On iOS go to Settings > SuperMoo > Notifications. On Android, long-press the app icon and tap App info > Notifications. Make sure they're on. Then open the app, go to the Reminders screen, and tap any setting to trigger a reschedule. That clears old reminders and sets fresh ones.
How do I change when reminders arrive?
Open the app and tap the bell icon to open Reminders. Free, you set your sitting day: a from, an until and the days you sit, and moo spreads up to six nudges across it. Premium lets you pick exactly when and how often, add quiet blocks, and tune each moo individually.
Can I change the notification sound?
Yes. Open Reminders in the app, scroll to how moo sounds, and pick from Dance (the default), Sway, Short sway, Classic, Gentle or Silent, with Motivate on premium. On iOS this swaps the bundled sound. On Android, each sound corresponds to a notification channel that you can also tweak in your system settings if you want.
Why didn't my reminder fire today?
A few possibilities: you've already hit your daily goal (smart skip), the system put your phone in Do Not Disturb or Focus mode, you have a quiet hour set, or you force-quit the app recently. iOS sometimes throttles apps that don't get opened often, so opening SuperMoo every few days keeps your schedule healthy.
Pausing moo
How do I pause moo?
Tap the pause button on the home screen. Pick 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, or until you resume. Everything goes quiet for that window: notifications, and on iPhone the Apple Watch, the Mac menu bar and the full-screen alarm too. Tap resume any time. Pause survives an app restart.
Does pause sync between my phone and my Mac?
Yes, on iOS. If you're signed into the same iCloud account on both, pausing moo on your phone quiets the moo in your Mac menu bar too, and vice versa. Last action wins, so resuming early on either device wakes both up. Android pauses locally only, since there's no iCloud bridge there.
Can moo ring through silent mode or focus modes?
On iPhone with iOS 26 or later (not iPad), yes. Open Reminders in the app, find the Moo can take over your screen card, and turn it on (premium, alarm permission). When fired, it rings through silent and focus modes full-screen, like a real alarm clock. Off by default. Since 8.0 every nudge alarm starts with a one-minute moo countdown on your lock screen, in the Dynamic Island and in StandBy before it rings. Go quiet after my goal (on by default) stands down the rest of the day's alarms once you hit your goal; switch it off if you want them to keep ringing. One honest limit: a goal met from the lock screen or a widget, without opening the app, leaves today's alarms ringing. Android still respects system DND.
Apple Watch
How do I get the watch app?
The watch app is part of premium. If you have an Apple Watch paired with your iPhone, the SuperMoo watch app installs automatically when you install SuperMoo on your iPhone. Open the Watch app on your phone, scroll down to Available Apps, find SuperMoo, and tap Install if it isn't already on your wrist. Since 8.0 the watch's own nudges follow your premium schedule and days instead of the same hours every day.
My watch and phone show different move counts.
They sync over Bluetooth via Apple's WatchConnectivity. If they're out of sync, open SuperMoo on both devices once and they'll catch up. Make sure your watch is paired and within range of your phone.
How do I add Moo to my watch face?
Long-press your watch face and tap Edit. Swipe to Complications and tap an empty slot. Scroll until you find SuperMoo, then tap to select. Moo now sits on your watch face showing your move count at a glance.
How do I turn off watch sounds?
There's a small speaker icon in the top left corner of the watch app. Tap it to toggle sound on or off. Haptics still fire either way. Watch silent mode also suppresses the sounds automatically.
Does SuperMoo log to Apple Health?
Yes, on iPhone with premium, and only once you turn it on. Each moove you finish is saved to Apple Health as a short workout that counts toward your exercise minutes. It cannot close your Move ring. SuperMoo only writes. It never reads anything from your Health data, not steps, not heart rate, not workouts. You can grant or revoke the write permission in iOS Settings > Health > Data Access & Devices > SuperMoo. The app works fine if you decline.
Premium & subscriptions
I upgraded to premium but the features are still locked.
Open Settings in the app, find need a hoof?, and tap restore purchase. Every offer card also has an already bought moo? restore here line, and so does the main upgrade screen. Make sure you're signed into the same Apple ID or Google account you bought with. If it still doesn't work, tap email moo's team in that same group: the draft includes your support ID, which is how we find your purchase.
I bought premium, then got a new phone, and the app asked me to pay again.
Since version 6.1 this should not happen: on a fresh install SuperMoo checks the store on first open and lets you straight back in, with a little welcome back from Moo. If you are on an older version, or it somehow missed you, tap restore purchase under need a hoof? in Settings. Please never buy twice. If you already did, email us with your support ID and we will help you get the second one refunded through the store.
What is my support ID and why would you ask for it?
SuperMoo has no accounts, so we cannot look you up by name or email. The support ID is the random identifier our purchase provider assigns to your install. It lets us find a purchase without ever knowing who you are. It lives in Settings under need a hoof?: tap it to copy, then paste it into your email. The email moo's team button includes it for you automatically.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Subscriptions are managed by Apple or Google. On iOS go to Settings > [Your Name] > Subscriptions. On Android open the Google Play app and tap your profile, then Payments & subscriptions > Subscriptions. You'll keep premium access until the end of your billing period.
What's the difference between Annual and Lifetime?
Annual renews each year. Lifetime is a one-time payment and you have premium forever, no renewals. Both unlock the same features. We honor refunds through Apple's and Google's normal refund flow.
Why charge for premium at all?
Reweave is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and we keep the core loop free for everyone. Premium funds the work, including learning experiences for young people. Every subscription supports Reweave, a nonprofit. Donate directly if you'd rather support that way.
Progress & data
I lost my progress. Can you restore it?
Your progress and move history are stored only on your device. We don't have a copy and can't restore them remotely. If you deleted and reinstalled the app, that data is gone. We know that's frustrating and we're sorry. I believe in you. Start fresh.
Does SuperMoo work without an account?
Yes. There is no account, login, name, or email. Your move history lives on your phone (Apple Watch syncs locally, and with premium your Mac shares the count through your own iCloud). That also means data doesn't sync between iPhone and Android. That is a direct consequence of having no account and no server, and it is not something we plan to change.
What data does SuperMoo collect?
Nothing personal. Your move history and settings live only on your device. We don't have access to them. See the Privacy Policy for the full picture.
Platforms, widgets & the song
Does SuperMoo work on Android?
Yes. Free on both iOS and Android, with native widgets on each. The core is the same on both: free nudges across your sitting day, moo picks for me and your weekly count. Real alarms and Apple Health are iPhone only, and the Apple Watch app pairs with iPhone. Android also has a free Wear OS app (Wear OS 3 or later): your mooves today on a ring, one tap to log a moove, a tile and a complication. App Store · Google Play.
How do I add the home screen widget?
On iOS, long-press your home screen and tap the +, search SuperMoo, pick a size, and add it. On Android, long-press your home screen, tap Widgets, scroll to SuperMoo, and drag the size you want. Widgets update as you log moos.
How does the Mac menu bar app work?
Moo lives in your menu bar. The little cow's expression changes through the day: smiling while counting down, beaming when it's time to move, sleepy when paused or off-hours, and dracu-moo glares at you during a real marathon sit. You can pause from the popover and it syncs with your iPhone. It can launch at login if you switch that on in settings. Mac App Store.
What is the dance song? Is that really Moo?
Yes. There is a song. It plays during Dance moves. It is unreasonably catchy and we apologize for nothing. You can preview it on the homepage.
Why does Moo turn into Dracu-Moo sometimes?
If you go too long without moving, dracu-moo takes the wheel. There are stages, and they escalate. Move enough and the regular me comes back. This is intentional. It's also entirely cosmetic and won't punish you in any meaningful way.
Bugs & feedback
I found a bug or have a feature idea.
We love hearing this. Email us and the message goes straight to the person making product decisions. SuperMoo is built by a small team and every piece of feedback gets read.
Where is the help button in the app?
Settings, then scroll to need a hoof?. Email moo's team opens a message to us with your app version, plan, reminder status and support ID already filled in, so you can skip straight to what is going wrong. Nothing is sent until you press send, and you can delete any line first. The same group holds restore purchase, your support ID, and your app version, which also tells you if a newer Moo is waiting in the store.
Can I get on the early-access list for new features?
Email supermoo@reweave.org with the subject line "early access" and we'll add you to the next testing round.
Still stuck?
Small team. Real humans. We read everything and usually reply within a day.
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